How to consolidate your sensitive data footprint
Data is the driving force behind every organization, whether an organization is primarily a retailer, a manufacturer, healthcare provider or a bank, it will possess some if …
Let’s Encrypt CA inadvertently leaks users’ email addresses
Let’s Encrypt, the non-profit Certificate Authority (CA) that helps website administrators switch from HTTP to HTTPS quickly and effortlessly, has accidentally leaked …
Tor Browser 6.0 released
The Tor Browser lets you use Tor on Windows, OS X, or Linux without needing to install any software. It can run off a USB flash drive, comes with a pre-configured web browser …
GDPR: Essential glossary
GDPR is the acronym for General Data Protection Regulation, itself a shorthand for “Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April …
Review: ProtonMail
ProtonMail is an email service developed by a team of scientists who met while working at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Switzerland. The idea behind …
Who’s tracking you online, and how?
Armed with a tool that mimics a consumer browser but is actually bent on discovering all the ways websites are tracking visitors, Princeton University researchers have …
Industry reactions to the EU General Data Protection Regulation
As of today, businesses have just two years to become compliant to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or risk major fines. Businesses will need to take adequate …
FBI warns about keyloggers disguised as USB device chargers
A private industry notification issued by the FBI in late April may indicate that keyloggers disguised as USB device chargers have been fund being used in the wild. The …
Review: Signal for iOS
Open Whisper Systems’ Signal is an encrypted voice and text communication application available for Android and iOS. The technology is built upon the …
Review: The Architecture of Privacy
About the authors Courtney Bowman has been working in the data analytics space for the last decade. He joined Palantir Technologies in 2010 as an in-house Privacy and Civil …
Google Allo messaging app offers end-to-end crypto, but not as default
On Wednesday, at its annual developer-focused conference, Google introduced two new cross-platform apps: Allo and Duo. Google Allo is a messaging app, and Duo is a video …
LinkedIn users’ data on sale on the dark web
A hacker has put up a batch of info about 167 million LinkedIn accounts for sale on dark web marketplace The Real Deal. Of these, some 117 million records contain email …